FAAN To Close Lagos Airport Runways For Eight Weeks
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has announced the international runways 18R and 36L at Murtala Muhammed Airport Lagos will be shut down for maintenance.
FAAN disclosed this in a statement on Monday.
The agency said work on the runways will span for eight weeks.
It also assured that normal airline activities would not be affected, as the taxiway B-18L would be used for all flight operations.
“This is to notify the public that runway 18R/36L of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos has been closed for 8 weeks for Maintenance work to be carried out,” the statement reads.
“Taxiway B-18L will be used for all flight operations.”
Checks on NOTAM, a notice containing information essential to personnel concerned with flight operations, show that the runaways have already been closed and are scheduled to be opened in May 2023.